Vocalizations can refer to object or event categories {reference, communication}. Signals can imitate referents {mimetic reference, communication}. Signs or signals, such as alarm calls, can indicate referents {proxy reference, communication}. Signals, such as category words, can bring referents to mind without causing responses {conceptual reference, communication}.
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